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Is Fjãllbrynt Baconost ultra-processed?

250g Meats Sold in Sweden

Pack of Fjãllbrynt Baconost

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 19 ingredients
  • 5 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed meats

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Svensk hårdost, skummjölk, vatten, smör, bacon 6% (griskött, salt, druvsocker, stabiliseringsmedel (e450), antioxidationsmedel (e301), konserveringsmedel (e250), rökarom), smältsalter (e339, e452), rostad lök

Additives: E250 Sodium nitrite , E301 Sodium ascorbate , E339 Sodium phosphates , E450 Diphosphates , E452 Polyphosphates

As written on the pack

Svensk hårdost, skummjölk, vatten, smör, bacon 6 % (griskött, salt, druvsocker, stabiliseringsmedel (E450), antioxidationsmedel (E301), konserveringsmedel (E250), rökarom)), smältsalter (E339, E452), rostad lök

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
  • E452 Polyphosphates Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
2 ingredients that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • E250 Sodium nitrite Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 1,200 meats

From least to most processed, this one ranks 810th. 64% of the meats here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 1,200 meats, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7313160000241, last edited 2 April 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.